Studio OtherSide Entertainment experiencing not the best of times, but a project System shock 3 is on the verge of closing. The information was partially confirmed by the journalist Kotaku Jason schreier.
Developer problems began after the publisher Starbreeze studios released a failed cooperative shooter Overkill’s the walking dead. Faced with the threat of bankruptcy, the company broke off cooperation with OtherSide Entertainment, which, under the leadership of his father Deus ex Warren Spector developed System Shock 3.
Despite optimistic statements, the studio itself eventually encountered difficulties. The developers could not interest investors, and their previous project Underworld ascendant It was defeated by critics and players for its incredible “dampness” and zabugovannost.
At the end of 2019, it became known that OtherSide Entertainment began to leave employees, including key people. Since then, the situation has only worsened. According to preliminary data, the System Shock 3 project was frozen, and Spector is desperately trying to save the game from complete cancellation.
On condition of anonymity, the developers reported that the Austin branch of OtherSide Entertainment was actually disbanded. At the same time, the actions of the leadership, which decided to develop the project on Unity
The team got out of schedule: the main game systems were ready and the demos looked great, but nobody even started creating cutscenes. The situation is aggravated by the fact that not a single content designer remains in the studio.
Moreover, players allegedly show low interest in System Shock 3, which is a harbinger of commercial failure. As Schreier noted, he can confirm: the development team has been partially disbanded.
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